Ultrasound elastography in the assessment of post-stroke muscle stiffness: a systematic review

Abstract Background Post-stroke muscle stiffness is a major challenge in the rehabilitation of stroke survivors, with no gold standard in clinical assessment. Muscle stiffness is typically evaluated by the Modified Ashworth Scale or the Tardieu Scale; however, these can have low reliability and sens...

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Main Authors: Jacqueline Roots, Gabriel S Trajano, Davide Fontanarosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-04-01
Series:Insights into Imaging
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13244-022-01191-x